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Caramel Chip Bars Recipe

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It's fun to take a yellow cake mix and create something that is this rich and wonderful. We like eating the bars when they are cold, right out of the refrigerator. They're ideal with a tall glass of milk. -LaDonna Reed, Ponca City, Oklahoma

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Caramel Chip Bars Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

30 25 55

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, cubed
32 caramels
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1/2 cup canola oil
2 eggs
2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup vanilla or white chips
1 Heath candy bar (1.4 ounces), chopped

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the butter, caramels and milk; cook and stir over medium-low heat until smooth. Cool.
In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, oil and eggs until blended. Stir in chips and chopped candy bar (dough will be stiff).
Press three-fourths into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Place on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Pour caramel mixture over the crust. Drop remaining dough by spoonfuls onto caramel layer. Bake for 25-30 minutes longer or until edges are golden brown.
Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; run a knife around edges of pan. Cool 40 minutes longer; cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 391 calories, 20 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 245 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Caramel Chip Bars in Quick Cooking November/December 2002, p31

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Reviewed on Oct. 09, 2009 by tpinger

These were delicious.

Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2009 by Melissa Mitchell

This dessert is AMAZING!!!

My husband will ask for the super yummy caramel bars when he wants me to make them. Thanks for sharing the recipe. My stomach thanks you, but my waist surely doesn't. :)

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2008 by heatherblue

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